Leprechaun in the Hood

Leprechaun in the Hood
Promotional poster
Directed byRob Spera
Screenplay by
  • Doug Hall
  • Jon Huffman
Story by
  • William Wells
  • Alan Reynolds
  • Rob Spera
  • Doug Hall
Based onCharacters
by Mark Jones
Produced by
  • Bruce David Eisen
  • Mike Upton
  • Darin Spillman
Starring
CinematographyMichael Mickens
Edited byJ.J. Jackson
Music byNicholas Rivera
Distributed byTrimark Pictures
Release date
  • March 28, 2000 (2000-03-28)
Running time
90 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$1.4 million

Leprechaun in the Hood (also known as Leprechaun 5 or Leprechaun 5: In the Hood) is a 2000 American black comedy-horror film directed by Rob Spera and the fifth installment in the Leprechaun series. The film follows Warwick Davis as the evil leprechaun Lubdan, who searches for his magic flute that three hoodlums stole and kills anyone who gets in his way.

The film was released direct-to-video on March 28, 2000, and is the last entry to be released by Trimark Pictures, which disbanded in 2001. It was followed by Leprechaun: Back 2 tha Hood (2003).